Russian Stories. A Dual language book

Twelve short stories by Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy and others in the original russian and a new english translation. Edited by Gleb Struve "The story, or novella, as a literary genre has a much shorter history in Russia than in some Western countries, but it has nevertheless produced important works by some of the greatest names in Russian literature. This dual-language volume contains 12 such stories -- memorable tales by Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Chekhov, Gogol, Turgenev, Bunin, and other masters. Each selection is presented here in the original Russian with an excellent literal English translation on the facing pages.Also included are linguistic and cultural notes, a Russian-English vocabulary, study questions and more. In addition, Professor Struve has supplied an enlightening introduction to the Russian short story, as well as concise biographical/critical introductions to each selection. An especially helpful feature for students of Russian is the presence of stress accents in the Russian text, a feature usually found only in primers." --From back cover Twelve superb tales by Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Bunin, other masters. Excellent word-for-word English translations on facing pages. Also teaching and practice aids, Russian-English vocabulary, biographical/critical introductions to each selection, study questions, more. Especially helpful are the stress accents in the Russian text, usually found only in primers. Edited By Gleb Struve. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Bantam Books, 1961. Originally Published In Series: Bantam Dual-language Book. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 335-358). English And Russian. A reader for students of Russian containing twelve short stories by celebrated Russian authors including Alexander Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Anton Chekhov; a Russian-English vocabulary; and study questions